<h3>To win all these games first and foremost they need to stay healthy, play as a team (unit), EXECUTE, and reduce mental lapses with a good dose of running the ball (does not always have to be the emphasis)

Great game for the Giants to have coming off their bye week. If need be they can get some guys even healthier, or ease them back into the game. It will also give the team a chance to get some of the rust off if they have accumulated any. It will also be another chance for the offensive line to get a better cohesion with one another.

The did a solid job vs the Bills, but they were not a scary front to go against, unlike some coming up in the remainder of the schedule. For example the Pats are 8th vs the run, the 49ers are 2nd vs the run and the Cowboys who we still face twice are 1st and even GB is 9th against the run. We have been able to run vs some tough opponents in the past like the Ravens. Yet it is a different line, and we may still face issues in some of those games.

Should be a win by at least 2 scores. If the Giants win by a FG that would worry me. Do not forget we could have easily been 6-0. The two games I thought we wont lose, we did. Yet the ones I felt we could, we won. Go figure.
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Tough game here. Yet we have the blue print on beating them. We need to pressure their QB. Hopefully all our guys are finally healthy, and have knocked some of the rust off.

This might be more of a passing game, since their defense is ranked 32 against the pass(dead last), and just over 100 yards for the run which ranked 8th overall. But if we can add some ball control in key situations we can come away with a win.

Key here is for our defense to make some plays (takeaways), especially Welker. We need to bump him off the line and play a safety like KP and Webb on him. I feel the offense can keep up with their offense. And like the SB it can be the last QB with about a Minute left who will win the game for their team.
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</div>The only loss they had was @ vs the cowboys by 3 pts, so we see it can be done. What makes it tougher for us is that we have to head to the west coast after just playing a tough game vs Pats at their place. Smith only has two real targets, and they are Davis and Crabtree. We need to get the hits on smith. Give our run game a go at it, but let Eli do his thing if need be.

They beat the Bengals who are 4-2, spanked TB @ home a week ago, and beat the Eagles as well @ the link. So they have faced some good/solid opponents. Yet we do have the front line, and a QB that can make it happen if need be under pressure.

When we first saw this game on the schedule, we thought it be an easy W. Apparently we were wrong, and its going to be a tough game.

We get to play them at home. The Crowd can be an xfactor especially when we are on defense. We need to use the same game plan as we did before but with a few more wrinkles and a healthier set of players on the field which will help.

We need to obviously keep an eye on McCoy because he is impressive and is similar to westbrook (unfortunately). Pressure vick, and if we need to move him out of the pocket make sure it is to the right since he is bad when moved to that side.

This is another game we have to emphasis the run as the eagles are in the bottom 3rd in run defense. With the previous games, our offensive line should have had a good bit of chance to run on some top run defenses, and hopefully that will start helping them in these games and the future ones.
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The saints at home will also be a tough fight. The good thing is, they are in the middle of the pack vs the run/pass. So long as we can execute we should be able to do both fairly respectfully. If we can do that I believe that would be a huge notch for our team. If need be we would be able to keep brees off the field if we have the ball before half time and the final minutes.

We know what we get with brees. Releases the ball fairly quickly, so the 2ndry must not have mental mistakes and make sure they tackle on the first attempt and not let those wrs run free.

Our defensive front again will be a huge part of the game. Like against the Pats. We will need them to get pressure with our front 4 and disrupt Brees as much as they can. If our defense can get a couple turnovers we are in great shape.

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This will be a game of keep the ball away from the Packs offense. There run defense is 9 as previously stated, so it will be on the Run game and the line to make sure we can get a decent run game going to help keep Rodgers off the field. If not it will be up to Eli to match up with Rodgers for Tds as we saw what the Vikes did this past week.

Again it will be a nice boost if the Giants front line can make Rodgers feel uncomfortable and if possible get our team a turnover or two. They have only faced one defensive team and that was Chicago. Yet we know if the team has a bad offense it doesn't matter what the defense does, as eventually a top tier offensive team/qb will get that one or two plays the need to win. As we saw how the boys defense played a great game, but at the end because the offense couldnt get it done, Brady and company did get it done.

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Tough game away again. They are 1st vs the run. So if our run game does not get it going or at least keeps it respectable, it will be all on the passing game, and our defense. As we know these games can easily go either way.

We need to pressure Romo. Make sure our guys are aware of possible opportunities on defense, and when they present themselves to make a play. These games at there place have generally been tough/close games. We also have to be aggressive vs their wrs. We cannot give them free reign on the field, or it can become a nightmare, unless our line gets to romo first.

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Very upset with our first loss. We need to be a balance team here, and with all of there problems, from the QBs, wrs, rbs now. It should be a win this time around, especially with a healthy tuck back.

Its our home game. I believe the Giants from top to bottom, are tired of hearing baby brother cry. Its time to give them a reason to cry. While our coaching staff can make us scratch our heads, we know more then not they make the opponents scratch their heads.

Our offense needs to be balance. Their defense is not as it once was, even though its not a cake walk either when you have Revis back there. I do feel Sanchaz can easily be dealt with, if we have solid offensive line play. It will come down to the qbs. Will our qb make more plays? Or will Mark who has had been struggling to say it nicely vs tougher defenses that he has faced.

Now we may be facing the Cowboys for it all. Whether its to win the NFC East, or to get a wild card berth, similar to what happened vs the eagles last year.

The good thing is we are playing at home, and the weather will more then likely be a factor. So our run defense better be ready and secured this game, as well our our run offense. It might easily come down to those two stats. Rushing yards for and against.

This will be a great game for many reasons. It can be the game that will determine our playoff fate, and seal the deal for the rest of the east. While giving us a chance to really make home field advantage what it suppose to be. Hopefully when it comes down to it the fans will show up as will our Giants team.

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I almost always see us splitting with the division rivals. Except I felt this year we would sweep the Skins and split with the rest. Now I see us splitting with the skins, cowboys, and sweeping the eagles, since we have the right formula vs Vick and company.

All the above games will be tough for us. Yet we have the make up of the right TEAM, with guys getting back healthy (and hopefully staying that way).

While we have some great teams as opponents, they all have their weaknesses as do the Giants. If we show up, play as a team, improve each week, and execute we have a very good chance to win any of those games.
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DragonSoul

10-27-2011, 07:24 AM

Bump for anyone that might be interested.

nygsb42champs

10-27-2011, 08:07 AM

Excellent thoughts. I agree that if we play to our strenghs and play together there is no reason we can not win any of those games.

BigBlue wins

10-27-2011, 08:11 AM

Thanks a lot, this is a great article with good insight.

It's very possible that last cowboys game might be equivalent from the 1994 game in terms of what's at stake

DragonSoul

10-27-2011, 08:42 AM

Thanks a lot, this is a great article with good insight.

It's very possible that last cowboys game might be equivalent from the 1994 game in terms of what's at stake
Was not an article. I wrote it up the other day. But thanks for the nice words.

RonJon

10-27-2011, 09:28 AM

I was thinking the same thing. That would be something. Difference this time is we know Tony Romo is no Troy Aikman and Felix Jones is not Emmitt Smith

Mercury

10-27-2011, 09:32 AM

Why go past this week? If Tom Brady gets hurt this week, that certainly changes the outlook of the Patriots -Giants game, doesn't it? You never know what's going to happen. Teams you think are great now, might not be so great the week we face them. Teams you think suck now, might get their act together by the time we play them.

Go Giants, beat Miami!

DragonSoul

10-27-2011, 01:30 PM

Why go past this week?* If Tom Brady gets hurt this week, that certainly changes the outlook of the Patriots -Giants game, doesn't it?* You never know what's going to happen.* Teams you think are great now, might not be so great the week we face them.* Teams you think suck now, might get their act together by the time we play them.*

Go Giants, beat Miami!
Just to see if what i as thinking was on par to the team they face in the future would be about the same at the end of those games as long as no major players are affected before game time, as you mentioned. Just a barometer in a sense.

Also makes it interesting to see if your predictions are anything close to reality weeks before the game as oppose to the day before when you can kind of gauge by then how both teams are going to p;ay.

Finally many of the beat writers/analysts did it during the bye. So I figured i would join in on the fun.

BurnerNYG

10-29-2011, 12:30 AM

Thanks a lot, this is a great article with good insight.

It's very possible that last cowboys game might be equivalent from the 1994 game in terms of what's at stake
Was not an article. I wrote it up the other day. But thanks for the nice words.
Good job.

DragonSoul

10-29-2011, 10:25 AM

ty, its appreciated

zimonami

10-29-2011, 10:50 AM

It's all about your first capitalized word... EXECUTE. </P>

One play at a time.</P>

Execute your responsibility to the best of your ability.</P>

Play smart. Stay alert.</P>

Use your years of football savvy to help make plays.</P>

Good job DS.</P>

giantsfan420

10-29-2011, 11:26 AM

for the first time in a while, i think with this giants team its not about what the other teams can or will do, its about what the giants can or will do.

the talent is there in almost every aspect of this team. the formula for success doesn't change week to week imo.

offense cuts down on the turnovers and keeps that its goal
defense stops the big play
special teams doesnt give the other offense good field position.

kind of simple, but with who we have at qb, rb, wr, ol, dl, db, s we're probably going to out talent any team we face besides GB. NE has the better qb and even thats close, but by position to position, i feel we have more talent than almost every team we face.

moving the ball is never a problem for this offense.
getting sacks is never a problem for this d.

its turning the ball over and alloing the big plays that are our kryptonite, nips those two things in the bud and vs the elite offenses/teams we have just as good as shot as anyone to beat them.

rcrane082985

10-29-2011, 06:38 PM

If we beat the phins, which we will need to do, we will have to just win 5 out of the last 9 games to make the playoffs, we have homes games vs philly and washington, 2 games against the cowboys, and then NE, GB, NO, SF, and the Jets. As long as we win 3/4 of our division games, we shuld be able to peel 2 of the last 5... We're gonna have to earn it though, and there is a chance that 9-7 is good for at least a wildcard. Lets just beat new england and get things going early.

giantsfan420

10-29-2011, 07:20 PM

If we beat the phins, which we will need to do, we will have to just win 5 out of the last 9 games to make the playoffs, we have homes games vs philly and washington, 2 games against the cowboys, and then NE, GB, NO, SF, and the Jets. As long as we win 3/4 of our division games, we shuld be able to peel 2 of the last 5... We're gonna have to earn it though, and there is a chance that 9-7 is good for at least a wildcard. Lets just beat new england and get things going early.

exactly. i dont know how many times i've said this in the "who do you want to win philly or dallas" or the "espn has philly and dallas winning the nfce" that it looks like this

Philly-has to win 8 of final 10 games.
Dallas-has to win 7 of final 10 games.

both teams play each other this sunday night, meaning one team will have to either win 8 of 9 or 7 of 9. thats near an impossible task as they come for those two teams, heck its hard for the pats to do that.

we have to win 6 of 10 with miami tmrw. so like u said 5 of 9. much much easier than those other two teams. we have to play .500 or better ball and we get to 10 wins, enough to win the east this yr.

i cannot see philly who have looked putrid for most of the yr winning 8 of 10 and even dallas offense not gift wrapping 7 of 10. seeing as how we play both those two teams and they play each other, its just no possible for them imo.

Harooni

10-29-2011, 07:34 PM

if we can win 5 -6 games that will probably work.

rcrane082985

10-29-2011, 08:49 PM

If we beat the phins, which we will need to do, we will have to just win 5 out of the last 9 games to make the playoffs, we have homes games vs philly and washington, 2 games against the cowboys, and then NE, GB, NO, SF, and the Jets. As long as we win 3/4 of our division games, we shuld be able to peel 2 of the last 5... We're gonna have to earn it though, and there is a chance that 9-7 is good for at least a wildcard. Lets just beat new england and get things going early.

exactly. i dont know how many times i've said this in the "who do you want to win philly or dallas" or the "espn has philly and dallas winning the nfce" that it looks like this

Philly-has to win 8 of final 10 games.
Dallas-has to win 7 of final 10 games.

both teams play each other this sunday night, meaning one team will have to either win 8 of 9 or 7 of 9. thats near an impossible task as they come for those two teams, heck its hard for the pats to do that.

we have to win 6 of 10 with miami tmrw. so like u said 5 of 9. much much easier than those other two teams. we have to play .500 or better ball and we get to 10 wins, enough to win the east this yr.

i cannot see philly who have looked putrid for most of the yr winning 8 of 10 and even dallas offense not gift wrapping 7 of 10. seeing as how we play both those two teams and they play each other, its just no possible for them imo.

yeah ive looked at the eagles and cowboys schedules, i think it would be better for us if philly wins. it would also be better so far for us, to be trying to beat philly for tiebreakers.

DragonSoul

10-31-2011, 02:43 PM

If we beat the phins, which we will need to do, we will have to just win 5 out of the last 9 games to make the playoffs, we have homes games vs philly and washington, 2 games against the cowboys, and then NE, GB, NO, SF, and the Jets. As long as we win 3/4 of our division games, we shuld be able to peel 2 of the last 5... We're gonna have to earn it though, and there is a chance that 9-7 is good for at least a wildcard. Lets just beat new england and get things going early.

exactly. i dont know how many times i've said this in the "who do you want to win philly or dallas" or the "espn has philly and dallas winning the nfce" that it looks like this

Philly-has to win 8 of final 10 games.
Dallas-has to win 7 of final 10 games.

both teams play each other this sunday night, meaning one team will have to either win 8 of 9 or 7 of 9. thats near an impossible task as they come for those two teams, heck its hard for the pats to do that.

we have to win 6 of 10 with miami tmrw. so like u said 5 of 9. much much easier than those other two teams. we have to play .500 or better ball and we get to 10 wins, enough to win the east this yr.

i cannot see philly who have looked putrid for most of the yr winning 8 of 10 and even dallas offense not gift wrapping 7 of 10. seeing as how we play both those two teams and they play each other, its just no possible for them imo.

yeah ive looked at the eagles and cowboys schedules, i think it would be better for us if philly wins. it would also be better so far for us, to be trying to beat philly for tiebreakers.
Logically we would have wanted Philly to win, because it brings the other two to the same level. Yet the Eagles have always shown to play better in the 2nd half in Andys tenure. While the cowboys have seemed to have issues in the 2nd half as we have last 2/3 years.

miked1958

10-31-2011, 02:55 PM

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DragonSoul

10-31-2011, 03:56 PM

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You said in your write up that you would be worried if we only beat the dolphins by a FG. Well, are you worried???</p>a little. Wrote in another thread how i felt about it, can recap here.

While I still thinking winning by 3 pts is a little troublesome I do think there are other things to take into account. Two of the scoring drives the Fins had, the Refs did not call penalties on the Fins for a holding, on the moore run and another on a face mask. Both would have negated the 1st downs since they were both on 3rd downs, and would have ended the drives.

Also moore did play well, and made some moves, have to give him credit there. I do think if our Oline does not improve (sounding like a broken record), and our defense only shows up for a half a game we will get those type of games.

So I think its a combo of a few things. If the Oline played better, as well as the defense we would have looked much better. But thats been the issue all year, two different teams per each half. But it could have easily been 20-3 if the refs made the calls. So in away take it as you will. Refs have been horrible this year.

Amazing we never get holding called on us, yet our guys always seem to hold, especially inside scoring range.

miked1958

10-31-2011, 05:14 PM

Yes I noticed that to. Yesterday we were supposedly committing all the penalties and the 0-6 dolphins played flawllessly right?

DragonSoul

11-07-2011, 07:58 PM

bumpity

DragonSoul

12-05-2011, 07:37 PM

Bump since we are nearing the end of the season.

DragonSoul

12-13-2011, 05:17 PM

should I get paid? [;)]

DragonSoul

01-02-2012, 12:10 AM

<h3>To win all these games first and foremost they need to stay healthy, play as a team (unit), EXECUTE, and reduce mental lapses with a good dose of running the ball (does not always have to be the emphasis)

Great game for the Giants to have coming off their bye week. If need be they can get some guys even healthier, or ease them back into the game. It will also give the team a chance to get some of the rust off if they have accumulated any. It will also be another chance for the offensive line to get a better cohesion with one another.

The did a solid job vs the Bills, but they were not a scary front to go against, unlike some coming up in the remainder of the schedule. For example the Pats are 8th vs the run, the 49ers are 2nd vs the run and the Cowboys who we still face twice are 1st and even GB is 9th against the run. We have been able to run vs some tough opponents in the past like the Ravens. Yet it is a different line, and we may still face issues in some of those games.

Should be a win by at least 2 scores. If the Giants win by a FG that would worry me. Do not forget we could have easily been 6-0. The two games I thought we wont lose, we did. Yet the ones I felt we could, we won. Go figure.
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Tough game here. Yet we have the blue print on beating them. We need to pressure their QB. Hopefully all our guys are finally healthy, and have knocked some of the rust off.

This might be more of a passing game, since their defense is ranked 32 against the pass(dead last), and just over 100 yards for the run which ranked 8th overall. But if we can add some ball control in key situations we can come away with a win.

Key here is for our defense to make some plays (takeaways), especially Welker. We need to bump him off the line and play a safety like KP and Webb on him. I feel the offense can keep up with their offense. And like the SB it can be the last QB with about a Minute left who will win the game for their team.
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</div>The only loss they had was @ vs the cowboys by 3 pts, so we see it can be done. What makes it tougher for us is that we have to head to the west coast after just playing a tough game vs Pats at their place. Smith only has two real targets, and they are Davis and Crabtree. We need to get the hits on smith. Give our run game a go at it, but let Eli do his thing if need be.

They beat the Bengals who are 4-2, spanked TB @ home a week ago, and beat the Eagles as well @ the link. So they have faced some good/solid opponents. Yet we do have the front line, and a QB that can make it happen if need be under pressure.

When we first saw this game on the schedule, we thought it be an easy W. Apparently we were wrong, and its going to be a tough game.

We get to play them at home. The Crowd can be an xfactor especially when we are on defense. We need to use the same game plan as we did before but with a few more wrinkles and a healthier set of players on the field which will help.

We need to obviously keep an eye on McCoy because he is impressive and is similar to westbrook (unfortunately). Pressure vick, and if we need to move him out of the pocket make sure it is to the right since he is bad when moved to that side.

This is another game we have to emphasis the run as the eagles are in the bottom 3rd in run defense. With the previous games, our offensive line should have had a good bit of chance to run on some top run defenses, and hopefully that will start helping them in these games and the future ones.
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The saints at home will also be a tough fight. The good thing is, they are in the middle of the pack vs the run/pass. So long as we can execute we should be able to do both fairly respectfully. If we can do that I believe that would be a huge notch for our team. If need be we would be able to keep brees off the field if we have the ball before half time and the final minutes.

We know what we get with brees. Releases the ball fairly quickly, so the 2ndry must not have mental mistakes and make sure they tackle on the first attempt and not let those wrs run free.

Our defensive front again will be a huge part of the game. Like against the Pats. We will need them to get pressure with our front 4 and disrupt Brees as much as they can. If our defense can get a couple turnovers we are in great shape.

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This will be a game of keep the ball away from the Packs offense. There run defense is 9 as previously stated, so it will be on the Run game and the line to make sure we can get a decent run game going to help keep Rodgers off the field. If not it will be up to Eli to match up with Rodgers for Tds as we saw what the Vikes did this past week.

Again it will be a nice boost if the Giants front line can make Rodgers feel uncomfortable and if possible get our team a turnover or two. They have only faced one defensive team and that was Chicago. Yet we know if the team has a bad offense it doesn't matter what the defense does, as eventually a top tier offensive team/qb will get that one or two plays the need to win. As we saw how the boys defense played a great game, but at the end because the offense couldnt get it done, Brady and company did get it done.

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Tough game away again. They are 1st vs the run. So if our run game does not get it going or at least keeps it respectable, it will be all on the passing game, and our defense. As we know these games can easily go either way.

We need to pressure Romo. Make sure our guys are aware of possible opportunities on defense, and when they present themselves to make a play. These games at there place have generally been tough/close games. We also have to be aggressive vs their wrs. We cannot give them free reign on the field, or it can become a nightmare, unless our line gets to romo first.

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Very upset with our first loss. We need to be a balance team here, and with all of there problems, from the QBs, wrs, rbs now. It should be a win this time around, especially with a healthy tuck back.

Its our home game. I believe the Giants from top to bottom, are tired of hearing baby brother cry. Its time to give them a reason to cry. While our coaching staff can make us scratch our heads, we know more then not they make the opponents scratch their heads.

Our offense needs to be balance. Their defense is not as it once was, even though its not a cake walk either when you have Revis back there. I do feel Sanchaz can easily be dealt with, if we have solid offensive line play. It will come down to the qbs. Will our qb make more plays? Or will Mark who has had been struggling to say it nicely vs tougher defenses that he has faced.

<font color="#0000FF">Now we may be facing the Cowboys for it all. Whether its to win the NFC East, or to get a wild card berth, similar to what happened vs the eagles last year.

The good thing is we are playing at home, and the weather will more then likely be a factor. So our run defense better be ready and secured this game, as well our our run offense. It might easily come down to those two stats. Rushing yards for and against. </font>

This will be a great game for many reasons. <font color="#006400" size="4">It can be the game that will determine our playoff fate, and seal the deal for the rest of the east. While giving us a chance to really make home field advantage what it suppose to be. Hopefully when it comes down to it the fans will show up as will our Giants team.</font>

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I almost always see us splitting with the division rivals. Except I felt this year we would sweep the Skins and split with the rest. Now I see us splitting with the skins, cowboys, and sweeping the eagles, since we have the right formula vs Vick and company.

All the above games will be tough for us. Yet we have the make up of the right TEAM, with guys getting back healthy (and hopefully staying that way).

While we have some great teams as opponents, they all have their weaknesses as do the Giants. If we show up, play as a team, improve each week, and execute we have a very good chance to win any of those games.
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